Lady&#39;s skirt.



Patented Aug. 29, I899.

J. GARDNER.

LADYS SKIRT.

(Application filed Nov. 14, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES- JENNIE GARDNER, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

LADYS SKIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,849, dated August 29, 1899.

Application filed November 14, 1898. Serial No- 696,398. (No model.)

To a, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J ENNIE GARDNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Skirts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ladies skirts.

The object of my invention is to provide a placket-opening in the upper end of a dressskirt seam, with a pair of flaps forming a portion or extension of the cloth on each side of the seam, one of which flaps is folded back on the inside of the goods or cloth, while the other flap overlaps the folded-over flap, so that one may fit upon the other, with the outside of the cloth facing each other, both of which flaps are adapted to be stitched or otherwise secured along their lower edges. By this construction the opening is entirely hidden and nothing but a continuous seam can be seen, no matter what position the body of the wearer may assume. 7

My invention also relates to details of construction hereinafter appearing, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, on' which like reference-letters indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a skirt with my improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2, a detail enlarged perspective view more clearly illustrating my invention; and Fig. 3 is a diagram of two portions of cloth, illus trating the manner of cutting the cloth to form my invention and the manner in which one of the flaps is folded in dotted lines.

The letter A represents a perspective view of a ladys skirt adapted to be opened along the seam B from near its upper end. \Vhere the seam is opened, I have formed integral with the cloth of the skirt on one side of the seam a flap G, and from the cloth on the opposite side of the seam projects a second'flap- D, which is also formed integral with the cloth on that side of the seam. This flap D is adapted to be folded back upon the inner side of the cloththat is, as distinguished from the outsideand the flap C is adapted to be brought in matching contact therewith, as clearly illlustrated in Fig. 1. In this position the flaps are stitched along their lower edges, as shown at E. It will thus be seen that when the flaps are in this position the same side of the goods of one flap faces the same side of the goods of its matching flap.

In order to hold the dress snugly about the body, I provide hooks and eyes, as is usual in ladies dresses. The eyes F are preferably placed on the band G, one at or near one end end a short distance, as shown in the drawings. The hooks H are also carried by the band G, one near its other end and the other removed a short distance therefrom. It will be understood that when the hooks and eyes are engaged with each other the seam B appears to be continuous from top to bottom, and even though the cloth on each side of the opening may be pushed outward, still the opening will retain the appearance, of the seam, as the flaps will simply roll apart, as it were, a slight amount and the same outside appearance of the cloth will be presented to -the eye.

Referring now to the diagram illustrated in Fig. 3, it will be observed that the pieces of cloth adapted to be brought together are both out in a similar manner-that is, with their respective flaps O and D. One of these flapssay, for instance, D-is folded back upon the interior of its piece of cloth, while the other flap, O, is not folded at all. Thus when the two pieces of cloth are brought together and stitchedalong the seam B the flap O overlies the flap D, in which position they are stitched along their lower edges, as above described.

Skirts made after this fashion are specially designed for bicycle-suits and for fleshy persons and eifectually prevent the underskirts of the wearenfrom showing and at the same time permit of opening the skirt so that it may be readily removed or put on when desired.

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described placket for womens skirts, the same consisting of a flap 0, extending straight out from the goods at one side of the opening, a flap D, extending from the goods at the other side of the opening but folded of the band and the other removed from the Having thus fully described my invention, I

back on the inside of the goods, said flaps being united along their lower projecting edges,

as at E, and being of substantially the same size so that the flap D Will overlap, cover and substantially match the flap- 0, when the placket-opening is closed, both flaps extending to the waistband, and the flap 1) being suitably united with the goods along its upper edge, and fastening devices to secure the JENNIE GARDNER.

WVitnesses:

W. M. MCNAIR, AARON S\LAGLE; 

